Entries in Vertical (71)

5:54AM

Bullet Heaven, Episode 198 - Space Invaders Extreme (Steam Ver.)

In episode 153, we took a look at Space Invaders Extreme on the PSP. We preferred it to its DS counterpart due to its excellent prenestation. But now, Degica Games and Taito have retweaked this great game for the 40th anniversary of Space Invaders (and the 10th for Extreme itself!) resulting in what could be the best Space Invaders game ever crafted. How does it stack up?

 

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5:20PM

Bullet Heaven, Episode 197 - Zero Gunner 2- 

Zerodiv has been bringing the goods to the Nintendo switch in awesome ways with a wide variety of Psikyo shmups from years past. Striker 1945, Gunbarich and Gunbird* have all seen release, but most interesting of all has to be Zero Gunner 2, a much beloved - and pricey - shooter released on Naomi hardware in arcades and subsequently to the Sega Dreamcast. Its source code was also lost. Adding a minus to the title, Zerodiv has rebuilt the whole game from scratch... so how does it stack up?

 

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9:08AM

Bullet Heaven, Episode 193 - Gunbird for Nintendo Switch

hmuppy Switchmas may be over, but the Shmuppy Holidays continue! We've seen a lot of western developed shooting games in the last couple of moinths but what about classic japanese ones? Well this time, we take a look at Gunbird for Nintendo Switch. We've wanted to review this one since early 2010 but it somehow never happened, despite having it al this time on the Sega Saturn. How does it (finally) stack up?

 

Get Gunbird for Nintendo Switch! - https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/gunbird-for-nintendo-switch

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10:43AM

Bullet Heaven, Episode 191 - Aces of the Luftwaffe Squadron

t's round three this Shmuppy Switchmas and HandyGames has joined the fray with Aces of the Luftwaffe - Squadron. If you thought it looked suspiciously like a cheap mobile game, you're not totally wrong... but how does it play? What does it feature? And how does it stack up?

 

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10:34AM

Bullet Heaven, Episode 190 - Dimension Drive

hmuppy Switchmas continues with Dimension Drive from 2Awesome Studio. Featuring split-screen, double-tate playfields and warping mechanics to make for a very innovative gameplay concept. But, how does it stack up?  

 

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9:41AM

Bullet Heaven, Episode 189 - Xenoraid

nother Switch shoot-em-up? How is this even happening?! The Switch is really cementing itself as an indie shmup haven to be reckoned with and 10Tons' Xenoraid is looking for some street cred. How does it stack up?

 

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9:37AM

Bullet Heaven, Episode 188 - Jet Buster

n episode 152, we took a look at Zenodyne R by Team Grybanser Fox. Their latest, Jet Buster takes feedback from Zenodyne to craft a much more approachable game that sets itself apart from Team Grybanser Fox's other games by way of an Antrho character set. How does it stack up? Let's take a look.

Get Jet Buster on Steam or Itch or both! 

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10:06AM

Bullet Heaven Episode 184 - An Oath to the Stars

C Indie shoot-em-ups have been steadily seeing release over the course of the last decade or so, with new titles seeing release on steam and other services today even more than ever. One of the most recent, An Oath to the Stars by Himeki games, tries to makea name for itself in the harsh indie/doujin landscape. How does it stack up?

 

Get An Oath to the Stars here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/594820/An_Oath_to_the_Stars/

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